ML041670368
| ML041670368 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Point Beach  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/2004 |
| From: | Hudon J City of Manitowoc, WI |
| To: | NRC/RGN-III |
| References | |
| Download: ML041670368 (4) | |
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June 10,2004 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I11 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Gentlemen:
Enclosed is a certified copy of the following resolution which was unanimously adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at a meeting held on June 7, 2004:
Resolution expressing support for the renewal of the licenses for the nuclear generating facilities at Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2, to assure their continued operation as a safe, economical and integrally important component of Wisconsin's electric power supply system for another 20 years.
CITY CLERu OFFICE Your support in the above matter will be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours, Jennifer Hudon City Clerk JH:dep Enc.
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7 RESOLUTION SUPPORT&G LICENSE RENEWAL FOR POINT BEACH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 KHEREAS, the electric generating facilities at the Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant became operational with the start-up of Unit 1 in December 1970 and Unit 2 in March 1973; and FVfIZREAS, Point Beach has since that time operated safely and efficiently, providing economical, reliable electrical energy vital to Wisconsins economy; and WHEREAS, WE Energies, as owner of Point Beach, has continually reinvested in the facility, to assure continued efficient and economical production of electricity for Wiscoiisins homes, factories and businesses; and WHEREAS, today, over three decades later, the Point Beach plants 1036 megawatts of electrical generating capacity remain vital to Wisconsins energy future; and WfIEBEAS, Point Beach Plant in 2003, its thirty-first year o full operation, generated a record 8.1 million megawatt hours of electricity; and WHEREAS, the Point Beach plants 700 peimanent jobs, as well as its extensive use of contractors for ongoing maintenance and special projects are recognized as vitally important to the economy of Manitowoc County and northeast Wisconsin; and WHEREAS, the nuclear power facilities at Point Beach have been a good neighbor to the communities of Manitowoc County for over three decades; and WHEREAS, WE Energies in December of 2003 announced its intent to proceed with an application to renew tlie licenses of tlie Point Beach reactors, each for an additional twenty years; and WHEREAS, Nuclear Management Company, operator of the Point Beach Nuclear Plant for WE Energies, on Febi-uary 25, 2004 submitted the license renewal application to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission M C ) ; and WHEREAS, tlie NRC, as the Federal agency charged with oversight of our nations nuclsar facilities, eiicourages public input and comment on such license renewal proceedings; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the Common Couiicil of the City of Manitowoc hereby express their support for the renewal of the licenses for the nuclear generating facilities at Point Beach, to assure their continued operation as a safe, economical and integrally important component of Wisconsins electric power supply system for another 20 years; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby directed to fonvard copies of this resolution to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, tlie Wisconsin Public Service Commission, Governor Jim Doyle, Senator Joe Leibham, and Representative Bob Ziegelbauer, Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin, and other agencies and office holders concerned with providing safe, reliable and economical energy sources for the future of the Wisconsin economy; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution likewise be foiurarded to Chaiiiiian of the Board and CEO Richard A. Abdoo, President Gale E. Klappa, and other officials of WF, Energies; in evidence of this communitys support for WE Energies contiiiued investment in and operation of the Point Beach facility.
JUN 7 2008 Introduced Adopted
CERTIFICATE STATE OF WISCONSIN)
CITY OF MANITOWOC )
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I, Jennifer Hudon, City Clerk of and for the City of Manitowoc of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby certify that I have compared the attached resolution with the original of said resolution on file in my office, and that the said copy is a true and correct copy of such original resolution duly and regularly adopted, by the Common Council of the City of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, at a meeting held on Monday, June 7, 2004.
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WITNESS MY HAND, and seal this \\o day of June, 2004.
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J e u f e r Hudzn, City Clerk